The search for a missing Naval Air Station Whidbey Island sailor ended late Friday when his body was discovered in a yard off Yates Road.

Nikolas “Nik” Ngo, 21, was found at about 5 p.m., according to Lt. Tim Sterkel of the Oak Harbor Police Department. A 911 caller noticed the wreckage of Ngo’s motorcycle and notified authorities.

Ngo, an enlisted man with Maritime Patrol Squadron (VP) 69, had been missing since Sept. 7.

“It’s always a tragedy when you lose anyone in the Navy family,” said Navy Public Affairs Officer Kimberly Martin of the sailor’s death.

It appeared Ngo was eastbound on Yates Road, a side street of North Heller Road, when his motorcycle, a black 2005 Kawasaki ZX 1000, exited the north side of the road, crashed through a wooden fence and came to rest in a yard. Ngo was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

The exact time of the accident is unknown. Both Ngo and the bike were apparently obscured from view by trees and heavy shade.

Sterkel said it’s unknown why Ngo was traveling on Yates Road, but high speed appears to have been a factor in the accident.